2012 On Sale
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The Gala Universally regarded as the ‘Event of All Comedy Events’, The Gala is the red carpet televised big gig that establishes all that comes after it in terms of The Comedy Festival. It is the night when egos are pushed aside and everyone respectfully dons their sharpest threads to witness Comedy superheros lending their jokes to help Oxfam fight poverty and injustice. |
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Opening Night Comedy Allstars Supershow |
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RAW Comedy National Grand Final Get ready to cheer Australia’s next comic star, as discovered through this nation’s most prestigious open mic comedy competition. We’ve carved up the contestants to give you only the funniest from each State, all of these fledgling comedians vying for the ultimate title ‘2012 RAW Comedy National Champion’. Who will be the last chicken standing?
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The 23rd Annual Great Debate |
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Upfront Hey hep-cats, listen up! Upfront is a very special night where the Comedy Festival hands the mic to the world’s best female comedians including Anne Edmonds, Bev Killick, Cal Wilson, Candy Bowers, Celia Pacquola, DeAnne Smith(CAN), Dingo and Wolf, Dixie Longate (USA), Emma Zammit, Felicity Ward, Fiona O’Loughlin, Geraldine Hickey, Hannah Gadsby, Jan Maree (NZ), Jennifer Wong, Kate McLennan, Sarah Kendall, Shappi Khorsandi (UK) and Tina C (UK). |
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The Class Clowns National Grand Final ON SALE NOW! Melbourne Town Hall, 20 April 1pm This year's Class Clowns Grand Final promises to be a huge show with the winners of the state finals battling it out to win $2000 and the adoration of the crowd. There'll also be a cavalcade of stars from the MC (Sammy J and Randy), judges - Glenn Robbins (Kath & Kim), Lawrence Leung (Lawrence Lueng's Unbelievable), Celia Pacquola (Laid) and Alison Telford (Casting Director, ABC TV) to the very special feature act Idiots of Ants (UK). |
Artists A-Z* Sunday shows one hour earlier. |
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| 3 Time Offenders |
Hotel Discovery, 29 March-19 April, 9pm |
| A Dinner To Die For |
The Imperial Hotel, 31 March & 7 April, 7.30pm |
| Aaron Southgate |
Warburton Lane Exhibits, 10-21 April, 9pm |
| Adam Ethan Crow |
Roxanne Room, 28 March-21 April, 7.45pm* |
| Adam Knox |
John Curtin Hotel, 29 March-21 April, 6.30pm |
| Adam Rozenbachs |
Melbourne Town Hall, 2, 9 & 16 April, 8.15pm |
| Alan McElroy | LOOP Project & Bar Space, 28-31 March, 5.30pm |
| Alasdair Tremblay Birchall |
Portland Hotel, 29 March-22 April, 9.45pm* |
| Alex Horne |
On Sale Soon |
| Alister Newstead |
Trades Hall, 10-22 April, 6.15pm* |
| Alison Bice & Jason Marion |
Melbourne Town Hall, 29 March-22 April, 8.30pm* |
| Almost Almost Almost Famous |
The Bull & Bear Taven, 3-21 April, 6.45pm |
| An Unexpected Variety Show |
The Butterfly Club, 10-22 April (times vary) |
| Andrew McClelland |
Melbourne Town Hall, 29 March-22 April, 8.15pm* |
| Andrew O'Neill |
Pony, 29 March-22 April, 7.30pm |
| Angus Brown |
Felix Bar, 29 March-22 April (times vary) |
| Anil Desai |
Word Warehouse, 28 March-21 April, 8pm |
| Anne Edmonds |
Melbourne Town Hall, 29 March-22 April, 7.15pm* |
| Anthony Salame |
Portland Hotel, 29 March-21 April, 11pm (9.30pm Mondays) |
| Anyone for Tennis? |
Melbourne Town Hall, 29 March-22 April, 7pm* |
| Asher Treleaven | Melbourne Town Hall, 29 March-22 April, 7pm* |
| Aunty Donna |
Portland Hotel, 29 March-21 April, 11pm |
| Axis of Awesome |
The Hi Fi, 17-22 April, 9.30pm* |
| Ben Lomas |
Softbelly Bar, 10-21 April, 8.15pm |
| Best of British |
Exford Hotel, 28 March-21 April (times vary) |
| Best of Comedy - Malaysia |
Melbourne Town Hall, 28 March, 7.30pm |
| Best of Edinburgh Festival |
The Hi Fi and Capitol Theatre, 29 March-22 April (various times) |
| Bob Downe |
The Famous Spiegeltent, 29 March-22 April, 7pm* |
| Bogan Bingo |
Bridie O'Reillys, 28 March-18 April, 8pm |
| Bullet: A Superhero Comedy |
Various venues, dates & times |
| Cal Wilson |
Melbourne Town Hall, 29 March-21 April, 8.15pm* |
| Cam Marshall |
Rue Bebelons, 10-21 April, 7pm |
| Capital Punishment |
Melbourne Town Hall, 29 March-22 April, 10.45pm* |
| Carl-Einar Hackner |
Melbourne Town Hall, 29 March-22 April, 8.15pm* |
| Celia Pacquola |
Melbourne Town Hall, 29 March-22 April, 8.30pm* |
| Charlie Pickering |
Melbourne Town Hall, 30 March-16 April (times vary) |
| Christophe Davidson |
The Tuxedo Cat, 29 March-22 April, 7.15pm* |
| CJ Delling |
The Bull & Bear Tavern, 28 March-22 April, 8pm |
| Claire Hooper |
Melbourne Town Hall, 6-15 April (times vary) |
| Claudia O'Doherty |
Melbourne Town Hall, 29 March-22 April, 8.30pm* |
| Comedy Club for Kids |
Melbourne Town Hall, 31 March-15 April, 12.30pm |
| Comedy Pick'n'Mix |
Three Degrees, 28 March-21 April, 5.30pm |
| Comedy Zone |
Trades Hall, 29 March-22 April, 9.30pm* |
| Comicus Erectus |
Venues & times vary |
| Constantinople |
Trades Hall, 29 March-22 April, 7pm* |
| Contact! |
Arts Centre Melbourne, 24 April, 11am |
| Cruckshank & Badran |
Trades Hall, 10-22 April, 8.45pm* |
| Cy Fahey & Frederich Jones | Trades Hall, 10-22 April, 9.30pm* |
| Damian Callinan |
Melbourne Town Hall, 29 March-21 April, 9.45pm* |
| Dan Willis |
1806, 28 March-21 April, 8.15pm* |
| Daniel Connell |
Arthur's Bar, 29 March-22 April, 7pm* |
| Daniel Townes |
Portland Hotel-Gold Room, 29 March-22 April, 9.45pm* |
| Danny McGinlay |
On Sale Soon |
| Dave Callan |
Portland Hotel, 29 March-22 April, 9.45pm* |
| Dave Gorman |
Forum Theatre, 10-22 April, 7pm* |
| Dave Hughes |
Forum Theatre, 6-22 April (times vary) |
| Dave O'Neil |
Hairy Little Sista, 29 March-21 April, 9pm |
| Dave Thornton |
Swiss Club, 29 March-22 April, 9.30pm* |
| Dave Warneke |
The Tuxedo Cat, 12-22 April, 9.45pm* |
| David O'Doherty |
Forum Theatre, 29 March-22 April, 7.30pm* |
| David Quirk & Benn Bennett |
Melbourne Town Hall, 29 March-22 April, 9.45pm* |
| David Tulk |
1806, 28 March-8 April, 8pm* |
| Deanne Smith |
Trades Hall, 29 March-22 April, 8.15pm* |
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The Hi Fi, 29 March-22 April, 8.15pm* The Famous Spiegeltent, 29 March-22 April, 8.30pm* |
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| Die Roten Punkte |
The Famous Speigeltent, 29 March-8 April, 10pm* |
| Dingo & Wolf |
Three Degrees, 28 March-21 April, 6pm |
| Dirty Mimes |
Revolt Melbourne, 10-22 April, 7.30pm* |
| Hairy Little Sista, 29 March-8 April, 11.30pm |
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| Dracula's Sin & Tonic |
Dracula's, 28 March-22 April (times vary) |
| Emma Zammit |
Trades Hall, 29 March-22 April, 7.45pm* |
| Faulty Towers - The Dining Experience |
The Aegean, 31 March-22 April, 1pm |
| FanFiction Comedy |
Melbourne Town Hall, 31 March-22 April (times vary) |
| Felicity Ward | Victoria Hotel, 29 March-22 April, 9.45pm* |
| Frank Woodley |
Comedy Theatre, 29 March-22 April (times vary) |
| Gavin Baskerville |
Three Degrees, 28 March-21 April, 9pm |
| Ged Cogley & Jamie McCarney |
1806, 9-21 April, 7pm* |
| Girls, Uninterrupted |
Forum Theatre, 29 March-22 April, 8.30pm* |
| Glenn Wool |
Melbourne Town Hall, 29 March-22 April, 9.30pm* |
| Gordon Southern |
Forum Theatre, 29 March-22 April, 9.45pm* |
| Greg Behrendt |
Melbourne Town Hall, 29 March-8 April, 9.45pm* |
| Greg Fleet |
Melbourne Town Hall, 29 March-22 April, 9.30pm* |
| Hannah Gadsby |
Victoria Hotel, 29 March-22 April, 7pm* |
| Harley Breen |
Portland Hotel, 29 March-22 April, 8.30pm* |
| Here Come The Girls |
Roxanne Room, 28 March-21 April, 9pm* |
| Huggers |
Blue Diamond, 31 March, 2pm |
| Idiots of Ants |
Melbourne Town Hall, 28 March-22 April, 8.30pm* |
| Imaan Hadchiti |
Hairy Little Sista, 10-22 April, 11.30pm |
| Jackson Voohaar & Lynne Wiliams |
The Order of Melbourne, 10-21 April, 7pm |
| Jacques Barrett |
Softbelly Bar, 9-22 April 7pm* |
| JMAC |
The Owl & The Pussycat, 5-21 April (times vary) |
| Jason Byrne |
Athenaeum Theatre, 27 March-22 April, 8.30pm* |
| Jason Chong |
Hairy Little Sista, 10-22 April, 10.15pm |
| Jeff Green |
Swiss Club, 29 March-22 April, 8.15pm* |
| Jennifer Wong |
Forum Theatre, 29 March-22 April, 7.15pm* |
| Jimeoin |
Athenaeum Theatre, 28 March-15 April, 7pm* |
| Jodie J Hill: About Time Tour |
Bundoora Homestead, 12 & 15 April, 4.30pm |
| Joel Creasey |
Melbourne Town Hall, 29 March-22 April, 9.45pm* |
| John Conway |
Trades Hall, 29 March-22 April, 10pm* |
| John Cruckshank & Ray Badran | Trades Hall, 10-22 April, 9.45pm* |
| John Robertson |
Trades Hall, 29 March-22 April, 10pm* |
| Jon Bennett |
Loop Bar, 28 March-22 April (times vary) |
| Josh Earl |
Arthur's Bar, 29 March-22 April, 7pm* |
| Judith Lucy |
Comedy Theatre, 17-22 April (times vary) |
| Justin Hamilton |
Victoria Hotel, 29 March-21 April, 8.30pm* |
| Kate McLennan |
Victoria Hotel, 29 March-22 April, 7.15pm* |
| Kelfi and Fikel |
The Butterfly Club, 29 March-21 April, 10.30pm |
| Kevin Kropinyeri |
Melbourne Town Hall, 29 March-22 April, 7pm* |
| Late Night Impro |
Melbourne Town Hall, 30 March-14 April, 11pm |
| Late Night Letters & Numbers |
John Curtin Hotel, 29 March-19 April, 10.45pm |
| Late O'Clock (w/ Rob Hunter) |
Melbourne Town Hall, 2, 9 & 16 April, 9.45pm |
| Laura Davis |
Trades Hall, 29 March-22 April, 6.30pm* |
| Lawrence Leung |
Trades Hall, 29 March-22 April, 8.30pm* |
| Lawrence Mooney |
Arthur's Bar, 29 March-22 April, 8.15pm* |
| Lessons with Luis |
Signal, 12-15 April, 8pm |
| Lisa-Skye |
John Curtin Hotel, 29 March-21 April, 7.45pm |
| Little Dum Dum Club |
Melbourne Town Hall, 2, 9 & 16 of April, 8.30pm |
| Luke Heggie |
Portland Hotel, 29 March-22 April, 8.30pm* |
| Mark Butler |
Elephant & Wheelbarrow, 28 March-22 April, 7pm |
| Mark Thomas |
Trades Hall, 29 March-22 April, 7.30pm* NB: Time change from 8.15pm to 7.30pm (Tues-Sat) and from 7.15 to 6.30pm (Sunday). Please Click Here for more information. |
| Mark Watson |
Forum Theatre, 29 March-22 April, 9.15pm* |
| Matt Okine |
Melbourne Town Hall, 29 March-22 April, 9.30pm* |
| Max Attwood & Paul Culliver | Fad Gallery, 28 March-21 April, 8.30pm |
| Mercedes Benz |
Trades Hall, 29 March-8 April, 6.15pm* |
| Michael Chamberlin |
Victoria Hotel, 29 March-22 April, 9.45pm* |
| Michael Hing |
Trades Hall, 29 March-22 April, 8.45pm* |
| Michael Workman |
Melbourne Town Hall, 29 March-22 April, 8.15pm* |
| Mick Neven |
Roxanne, 28 March-21 April, 8.30pm* |
| Mike McLeish & Fiona Harris |
Trades Hall, 29 March-22 April, 8.15pm* |
| Mike Wilmot |
Victoria Hotel, 29 March-22 April, 9.45pm* |
| Mikey Robins & Greg Fleet |
Melbourne Town Hall, 2, 9 & 16 April, 9.30pm |
| Miz Ima Starr |
Hares & Hyenas, 12-21 April, 9pm* |
| Monica Dullard |
Forum Theatre, 29 March-21 April, 8.30pm* |
| Moosehead Awards Benefit |
Melbourne Town Hall, 22 April, 8pm |
| Mr Snotbottom |
Melbourne Town Hall, 31 March-15 April, 11am |
| Music Mirth and Mayhem |
The Hi Fi, 16 April, 7.30pm |
| Nath Valvo |
Trades Hall, 29 March-22 April, 8.45pm* |
| Neil Sinclair |
Rue Bebelons, 29 March-21 April, 8.15pm |
| New Art Club |
The Deluxe, 29 March-22 April, 8.15pm* |
| Nick Cody |
Softbelly Bar, 29 March-22 April, 9.30pm* |
| Nik Coppin |
Blue Diamond, 28 March-21 April, 8.30pm* |
| Nick Coyle |
Melbourne Town Hall, 29 March-22 April, 6pm* |
| Nikki Britton |
Forum Theatre, 29 March-22 April, 9.45pm* |
| Obie |
Roxanne Room, 28 March-21 April, 7.15pm* |
| One Politically Incorrect Evening |
Evelyn Hotel, 29 March-15 April, 6.30pm |
| Paco Erhard |
Elephant & Wheelbarrow, 28 March-22 April, 6pm |
| Paddy McCullagh |
Elephant & Wheelbarrow, 28 March-22 April, 8.15pm |
| Paul Foot |
Melbourne Town Hall, 29 March-22 April, 9.45pm* |
| Peter Helliar |
The Hi Fi, 30 March-22 April, 7pm* |
| Phi and Me Too |
Hairy Little Sista, 29 March-8 April, 7.30pm (4pm Sundays) |
| Pop-up Playground |
John Curtin Hotel, 29 March-19 April, 9.30pm |
| Pre-Coital - the Science of Dating |
The Kelvin Club, 28 March, 4, 5 & 7 April, 9.15pm |
| A Private Word with Petunia McLaren |
Hares & Hyenas, 10-21 April, 7.30pm |
| Pyramids & Pimms! |
The Butterfly Club, 28 March-22 April, 9.30pm |
| Random Musical |
Arts Centre Melbourne, 11-15 April, 2pm |
| Reuben Lee & Urzila Carlson | Forum Theatre, 3-15 April, 8.30pm* |
| Rhys Nicholson |
Arthur's Bar, 29 March-22 April, 8.15pm* |
| Rod Quantock's Comedy Walking Tour |
Melbourne Town Hall, 31 March-22 April, 1pm |
| Ronnie Chieng |
Trades Hall, 29 March-22 April, 7.30pm* |
| Ross Noble |
Palais Theatre, 17-19 April, 8pm |
| Ryan Walker |
Fad Gallery, 6-21 April, 7.30pm |
| Sam Simmons |
Melbourne Town Hall, 29 March-22 April, 9.45pm* |
| Sammy Harrison |
Three Degrees, 28 March-12 April, 6.30pm |
| Sammy j & Randy |
Forum Theatre, 29 March-22 April, (times vary) |
| Sarah D |
Melbourne Town Hall, 29 March-21 April, 11pm* |
| Sarah Kendall |
Victoria Hotel, 29 March-22 April, 7.15pm* |
| School of Random! |
Arts Centre Melbourne, 11-15 April, 12.30pm |
| Seamus McAlary |
Trades Hall, 29 March-8 April, 9.45pm* |
| Sean Ryan & Craig McLeod |
Loop Bar and Project Space, 31 March-21 April (times vary) |
| Shaggers |
Exford Hotel, 30 March-21 April, 11pm |
| Shakespeare Fight Club |
Victoria Hotel, 29 March-21 April, 11pm* |
| Shappi Khorsandi |
Melbourne Town Hall, 29 March-22 April, 7pm* |
| Simon Amstell |
Melbourne Town Hall, 10-22 April, 8.15pm* |
| Simon Taylor |
The Butterfly Club, 28 March-22 April (times vary) |
| Skills in Time |
Trades Hall, 29 MArch-8 April, 9.45pm* |
| Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word (Tina C) |
Malthouse Theatre, 21 March-14 April (times vary) |
| Stephen K Amos |
Melbourne Town Hall, 29 March-22 April 7.30pm (Sunday times vary) |
| Steve Hughes |
Melbourne Town Hall, 20 & 21 April, 9.15pm |
| Terry North |
Elephant & Wheelbarrow, 28 March-22 April (times vary) |
| The Bedroom Philosopher |
Forum Theatre, 29 March-8 April, 7pm* |
| The Comedy Gallery |
La Di Da, 28 March-19 April, 8pm |
| The Legal Comedy Debate |
Athenaeum Theatre, 16 April, 6.30pm |
| The Musical of Musicals: The Musical! |
The University of Melbourne, 17-21 April, 7.30pm (and 2.30pm on Saturday) |
| The Peer Revue |
The Kelvin Club, 28 March-7 April, 7.30pm |
| The Rt. Dishonourable Dickie Daventry |
1806, 28 March-21 April, 9.30pm* |
| The Upstairs Mix Up |
FAD Gallery, 29 March-5 April, 7.30pm |
| This is Siberian Husky |
Melbourne Town Hall, 29 March-22 April, 7.15pm* |
| Tie Her to the Tracks! |
Melbourne Town Hall, 29 March-8 April, 5.45pm* |
| Tim Ferguson |
Melbourne Town Hall, 10-22 April, 6pm* |
| Tim Fitzhigham |
On Sale Soon |
| Tim Key |
On Sale Soon |
| Toby Halligan |
Portland Hotel, 29 March-22 April, 7.15pm* |
| Tom Ballard |
Swiss Club, 29 March-22 April, 7pm* |
| Tom Binns |
Trades Hall, 29 March-21 April, 7pm* |
| Tom Gleeson |
Victoria Hotel, 29 March-22 April, 8.15pm* |
| Tom Green |
Athenaeum Theatre, 3-9 April (times vary) |
| Tommy Dassalo |
Victoria Hotel, 29 March-22 April, 6pm* |
| Tommy Little |
Arthur's Bar, 29 March-22 April, 9.30pm* |
| Tracey Cosgrove |
Three Degrees, 10-21 April, 7.45pm |
| Trav Nash |
Loop Bar, 29 March-12 April, 7.30pm |
| Unpack This! |
The Chapel Loft, 11-22 April, 8.30pm |
| Van Park - A Musical Comedy |
Chapel Off Chapel, 21 March-1 April (times vary) |
| Victoria Healy |
Rue Bebelons Upstairs, 30 March-22 April, 9.45pm (Mon 6pm) |
| Wanda Sykes |
Melbourne Town Hall, 29 March - 8 April, 8.15pm* The Capitol Theatre, Fri/Sat 9.30pm & Sun 8.30pm - click here for more information re: weekend shows |
| Who's Your Daddy? |
Elephant & Wheelbarrow, 28 March-22 April, 9.30pm (Saturdays 4.30pm) |
| Wil Anderson |
Comedy Theatre, 17 March-15 April (times vary) |
| Wild Women of Comedy |
Revolt Melbourne, 10-21 April, 8pm |
| Xavier Michelides |
Portland Hotel, 29 March-22 April, 7.15pm* |
| Xavier Toby |
The Irish Times, 5-21 April, 9.30pm |
| Zoe Coombs Marr |
Melbourne Town Hall, 29 March-22 April, 6pm* |
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* Sunday shows one hour earlier. |
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